I'd invite people to have a read of this, a contemporary battle to the one being postulated, and involving the Constitutions sister-ship, the President.
Military History Online - Belated Triumph: The Capture of the Frigate President
Descriptions of ships that took part
HMS Endymion (1797) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS President (1800 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
HMS Majestic (1785) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Pomone (1811) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'd especially invite everyone to read the description of how the Endymion, with less weight of shot but greater manouverability cut the President by raking her.
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